August 2018

PRESIDENT Ian Watson

SECRETARY Mike McNally

THEBORDERER

August 2018

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

What a difference a few weeks make, the change in the weather I mentioned last month has continued and all of a sudden the countryside is green again! Farmers (if they ever do), and gardeners are smiling again. No need for a hosepipe ban, grass for ever more, I know as I'm having to cut our lawn three times a week at the moment. However this change has brought with it the onset of Autumn, darkness arriving sooner and dare I say it the prospect of finding the central heating controls!

The change in the weather was too late to improve my fortunes as a potato grower so sadly I left them at home on Dalston Show day, however as Nick had asked me to stand in at the last minute to judge the Jersey Cattle and the day turned to be better than expected. The show was once again blessed with a warm sunshine. Nick must know someone upstairs, and there was a good attendance, including one Rotarian dressed up like a Bumble Bee!

We have had some excellent speakers this month, all reported elsewhere in The Borderer. Tim Clark, 'How we can save the worlds forests' spoke with passion and enthusiasm  and left us wondering when he said that if the world temperature was raised by two degrees there would be 40 Countries which would not survive!

John Stevenson brought to our lunch the background to his work in Parliament and perhaps left the question in some minds as to why he was not in London trying harder to get the future of our Country sorted out!

John Barrie, from his personal experience, with not just the good bits but with lessons learned, provided a fascinating insight into the history and the rise and fall of Thurnams.

Elaine Close Community Fundraiser for Meningitis Now (one of my chosen charities) spoke to us in a frank, detailed way about the effects of Meningitis, and explained about the work Meningitis Now does in supporting families who have experienced the disease. All in all a very sobering message.

Through the connection Barbara & I have with Eden Valley Hospice where we are both volunteers I have invited Patricia Livsey the new Chief Executive to join us on January 9^th next year to give The New Year Address.

It was disappointing that we had to cancel the Treasure Hunt, due to lack of support, but Stephen has assured us we can try again in the Spring.

The arrangements for The Choir Concert progress and we are still optimistic tickets will be on sale in September. Posters & flyers will be available to Club members at the next business meeting on September 5^th. The Cumberland News have agreed to run an initial article about the Choir in the next couple of weeks, and Reay's Coaches have offered to run a 'ticket & travel package' from all points west of Wigton! Finally thanks to Michael P as we have secured the services of Belinda Artingstoll to compère the evening.

IAN WATSON

PRESIDENT

REQUEST FOR NAMES

DISTRICT 1190 CALVERT TRUST ADVENTURE WEEK

30 MARCH TO 5 APRIL 2019

We have been asked if we would wish to nominate a candidate (over 14) together with a carer for this event. If any Club member has the name and details of a person who they feel would benefit from attending this adventure week with their carer then please contact me before the end of August.

The cost to Rotary will be £548 per delegate or carer, so the possible candidate’s  details should be discussed at our September Business meeting to seek the Club’s approval.

We would then be in a position to approach that candidate to check their interest in attending.

The Calvert Trust Centre overlooks Bassenthwaite Lake near Keswick. It is wonderfully equipped and built to meet the varying needs of people with disabilities.

The programme is likely to include walking, cycling, canoeing, sailing, horse riding, archery, rock climbing, abseiling and swimming. Almost without exception everyone attending achieves things that they never thought possible.

Please contact me for further details

MICHAEL PEARSON

MENINGITIS NOW

It is always interesting to find out the reasons why a particular charity has been chosen and during his introduction of our speaker Elaine Close, Community Fund Raiser Meningitis North West President Ian told us of his Family’s close connection with Meningitis B some sixteen years ago, and how it affected his Grandson who is now eagerly awaiting his GCSE exam results.  

 Meningitis is an inflammation (swelling) of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. A bacterial or viral infection of the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord usually causes the swelling.

Meningitis caused by bacteria can be deadly and requires immediate medical attention. Vaccines are available to help protect against some kinds of bacterial meningitis. Immunisation can be offered as early as two months and at other ages where there is deemed to be a risk. Because of the risk to children parents need to be vigilant and seek help as soon as possible.

 Speaking of the Charity’s work Elaine told us that its main objective was to create a future where no one in the UK loses their lives to Meningitis B and everyone affected gets support. That in itself requires the support of many dedicated research workers and volunteers many of whose lives have been affected in one way or another by meningitis. A ready example being that of the charity’s founder Steve Dayman still taking a turn manning the 24 hour help line.

After accepting a cheque from our Wishing Well project and expressing the wish for success with our major fundraising event the Farmers and Farmer’s Wives concert in January Elaine left with the words,” Emergency! If you are worried about meningitis don’t waste time. Trust your instincts and get medical help immediately”.

DONALD EDGAR

THURNAMS

A tale of two families - John Barrie

 John came to Carlisle from Glasgow 50 years ago to work as a letterpress printer and for much of that time was employed at Thurnams, so was ideally placed to tell us the history of the company .

 Thurnams was started in the early 19 century by Charles Thurnam as a bookseller and patent medicine supplier , but in 1820 he added a printing business . A significant statistic is that by 1848 it claimed to have the biggest library outside London .

 Charles died in 1852 and the business was then run by his wife, followed by son William who started printing the local newspaper .

 In the 1930s the business became a limited company of stationers, printers and booksellers and musical instruments sales were then added .

 Charles Robinson took over the reins and introduced educational supplies in the 1940s . He also moved the English Street business to a new Lonsdale Street shop . His son Tom succeeded him and actually opened new premises at Hawick, by which time they had a total of five outlets . Sadly , a lack of credit control, bad debts and ever increasing competition from national companies meant they couldn't compete in the market and Thurnams was forced into liquidation in 2008 .

As an aside, I recall that Thurnams used to print our own Club directories – at a price in excess of £200 pa– but, for the last 20 years, our eminent secretary, Mike, has taken over this testing work with a very significant saving of funds!

David Hoggard

HADRIAN’S WALL WALK

Club members Tom Dawson David Morton accompanied Rotarians Alan and Jan Causey from the Rotary Club of Tarpon Springs in Florida USA for a section of the Hadrian’s Wall Walk.

Wendy Aldridge and Kevin Walsh also joined the party for the 10 mile walk from Newton into Carlisle. Alan & Jan have now completed the 84 mile walk From Wallsend to Bowness-on-Solway and in the process will have raised over $3,000 for Rotary’s PolioPlus campaign to eliminate Polio in the World.

This was no mean feat for Al & Jan as they are not regular walkers and there are no hills for practice in Florida. And there is no rain there!!

On the 10 mile section from Newton to Carlisle we met dozens of people walkers including parties from Norway, Germany and Italy. The Norwegians were making good use of our cheap alcohol  - settling into a liquid lunch at 11.30am, sharing a full bottle of Aquavit with another in reserve for afternoon tea!!

Question: Does Carlisle do enough for these tourists?

DAVID MORTON

An Update from Westminster

Our Lunchtime Guest on 8 August was Carlisle MP John Stevenson and the word from some of our long – standing members was that this is the first time we have had an MP to speak at the Club.

After making it clear he would be side-stepping questions about BREXIT, John gave an excellent insight into his 8 years in Parliament which he described as probably the most unpredictable time in British politics due to the lack of a majority by the ruling party.  He stated that a majority of 40 is needed by any government in order to achieve its policy aims and described how the Whip system is very important in a minority government.  His strong view is that MPs should spend more time in Parliament doing the job they were elected to do including always being present for voting.

John’s involvement in Parliament includes membership of the influential 1922 Committee of Conservative back bench MPs, the 40 Group of “marginal” Conservative MPs and the Standards and Privileges Committee. He is also the Chair of the all – party Parliamentary Group for Food and Drink and more recently has been appointed as the England Champion for the Borderlands Growth Initiative which is a cross – border economic development group.

It was good to hear our MPs enthusiasm and confidence for the future of his constituency.  He referred to local matters such as Carlisle Airport, Enterprise Zone, Garden Village Project and even the new Pioneer Food Hall although he did not solve the issue of where we park on a Wednesday lunchtime !  John answered members’ questions but did not give any hope of finding new and inspiring leaders from the current group of politicians – power is with the Moderates.  

Keith Twentyman  

HOW YOU CAN SAVE THE WORLD’S FORESTS – TIM CLARK

‘We often welcome passionate speakers to address us but none more so than Tim Clarke who challenged us to do our part in saving the World’s forests.

Tim has spent three decades fighting for many causes, principally from his various positions as part of a number of European Institutions and at Ambassador level for eight of those years.

Much of his time has been spent in the African Union and in South America.

There are a number of issues which Tim considers are of utmost importance if Countries are to agree upon a strategy to solve the ultimate effect of Climate Change. The balance between food security throughout the world and the destruction of our forests is one such issue . A number of conferences, involving World leaders have been held over the past few decades, with little meaningful agreement being reached . In the meantime trees continue to be cut down at a much faster rate than are being planted, a situation which must be reversed.

Whilst we as Rotarians in Carlisle may not be in a position to plant an abundance of trees, Tim challenged us all to use the influence of our Organisation to apply pressure on those in Government who can make a difference when in discussion with leaders overseas. He also challenged us on our water usage which in its self has become critical here in the UK.A most fascinating presentation from a man who continues in retirement to fight for the causes so important for the survival of our planet. We wish him well and offer our support in all ways possible.’

NICK UTTING

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THOUGHTS FOR THE MONTH.. “

What's another word for synonym?

The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.

Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time.

Why is it that when you transport something by car, it’s called a shipment, but when you transport something by ship, its called cargo?

The other day I went to a tourist information centre and asked, "Tell me about some of the people who were here last year."

When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.

Hermits have no peer pressure.

So names, please,to Brian E by next Wednesday  29^th August!!

The question has recently been asked how much we should put on the internet in terms of personal details.

At the moment we put The Borderer on our (Rotary Template) website and on

issuu. These are password protected to ensure that nobody can alter the content.

The ‘editorial staff’ ensure that no personal details appear in The Borderer – only names – no email or other addresses, no ages phone numbers etc. Even our club contact email address is coded so that nobody can find our Secretary’s email address.

We have recently started more effort behind our Facebook site to give publicity to our club and Rotary at large. Because of Facebook’s ability to send these pictures to friends of friends, they can have a very wide distribution. On the whole this is good publicity for our Club and should be welcomed and not unlike having one’s picture in a paper or magazine.

The insidious part of Facebook is where someone’s face is ‘tagged’ and their face is indexed to their Facebook account (if they have one). This would mean that the person’s friends would get to see what what they are up to elsewhere in the world.

It is our Club’s policy not to tag any photos on The Club’s Facebook page, and our confidentiality policy has been applied to the Club’s Facebook site. No email or other addresses, no personal details.

A few of us use facebook to communicate with family and friends, but if you want to preserve your privacy don’t open a facebook account.

If you have any concerns about the Club’s communications policy please see either Nicki Quayle or David Morton.

DAVID MORTON

The story about our Charity Golf Day reached 378 people

POETS’     CORNER

Note On  Intellectuals.

To the man- in -the- street, who, I'm sorry to say
Is a keen observer of life ,
The word Intellectual suggests straightaway
A man who's untrue to his wife .

WH Auden 1907 – 73

WISHING WELL

We collected £147 for Meningitis Now and we gave them a cheque for £160. The current charity is The Eden Valley Hospice.

Future charities are Prostate Cancer, British Legion Poppy Appeal, Food Bank, Hospice at Home, NSPCC.

This takes us to April 2019 and if any member has a suitable charity they would like to nominate please contact me.

MICHAEL PEARSON

RECEPTION DESK FOR CLUB MEETINGS

August       29             Tom Dawson & Marian Reed

September 5              JV & Brian Armstrong

                12             JV & John Harris

                19             D Heyes & Nicki Quayle

                26             HN-W &

October     3              JV & John Churchill

                10             JV & Nick Utting

                17             D Heyes & David Morton

                24             D Hoggard & Robin MacLeod

                31

November 7              HN-W & JV

                14             HN-W & JV

                23             JV & (Charter Night)

                28             HN-W & David Hoggard

December  5              HN-W &

                12             D Heyes & JV

                19             D Heyes & JV

ROTARY WEBPAGES

Rotary Magazine – current & previous editions

https://issuu.com/rotaryingbi/docs 

EDITOR’S NOTE – The Borderer uses the free version of the same ‘issuu’ website!

Rotary Policies

Rotary GB&I Compliance Statement – 2017/18

Our Club President or Secretary have been asked to confirm that our Club has read and adopted the following Rotary GB&I documents:

 Rotary GB&I Equality and Diversity Policy

 Rotary GB&I Health and Safety Policy

 Rotary GB&I Safeguarding (Children) Policy

 Rotary GB&I Safeguarding (Vulnerable Adults) Policy

 Rotary GB&I Data Protection Policy Statement  

With grateful thanks to the Rotary Club of Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire (a long way from the Brecon Beacons - according to our Welsh Correspondent!)

Rotary Central

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To delve into the detailed Rotary statistics you may need a username and password

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

1^st September – Theatre by the Lake with Dinner at Morrells, Keswick.

The dinner at Morrells will cost £25 to include 2 courses, wine on the table and a tip.

3^rd October – Visit to H&H Borderway Mart– For those who missed it last time or would like to do it again, a fascinating morning tour from 10.45 ahead of our normal club business meeting.  After an introduction to the company’s varied activities there will be the opportunity to see livestock auctions in progress on what is always a busy day at the market.

14^th October - Autumn Walk.  A comfortable morning walk starting and ending in Keswick with lunch to follow at The Skiddaw Hotel.  Full details to be circulated from 29^th August

 23^rd November (Friday) – 96^th Charter Anniversary Dinner– Guest speaker is The Bishop of Carlisle The Right Rt Revd James Newcome. Further details to come.

19^th December – Christmas Lunch.With seasonal entertainment by ME & YU

2019

Sunday 27^th January

The Farmers Wives and Farmers Choir at The Sands.

The Club’s main fundraiser next year.  With all costs of putting on this spectacular show in the City’s largest venue covered, 100% of every ticket sold will go to the charities selected by the choir and our President Ian.

Make sure you have the date in all diaries and tell all your friends and associates about this special event.

13^thMarch - Curling at Lockerbie Ice Rink.

Club Council Meetings

lub Meetings Programme